State Department Harnesses Data to Help Bring Americans Home Safely During the Pandemic

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State Department Harnesses Data to Help Bring Americans Home Safely During the Pandemic

The agency turned to data-focused teams and products to help decision-makers prioritize options.

  • By Brandi Vincent
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Cybersecurity

CISA Official Sidesteps Controversy over Trump’s Voting Fraud Claims

The official said the agency is focused on protecting the voting infrastructure, not the president’s claims about mail-in voting fraud. 

  • By Mariam Baksh
Emerging Tech

ICE Outlines How Investigators Rely on Third-Party Facial Recognition Services

In a newly released impact assessment, the immigration enforcement agency details its use of facial biometrics and the privacy implications involved.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Data

Bill Would Force Government to Study Telehealth Use During Pandemic

The Health and Human Services Department would collect data nationwide to determine how telehealth fared during COVID-19.

  • By Frank Konkel
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Deep Dive Into Cyber Reality

When it comes to cyber security, federal agencies constantly wonder “Will our effort and strategy protect us from an attack?”

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Ideas

An Urgent Time for a Year Off Campus

College students have a chance to serve their country. Bring on the CoronaCorps.

  • By Ellen Ruppel Shell , The Atlantic
Podcasts

Critical Update: National Labs Pivoted to Help Fight COVID-19. Here's How.

Federal insiders offer a glimpse of how the global health care crisis sparked a new wave of multi-sector collaboration.

  • By Brandi Vincent
CIO Briefing

Federal CIO Suzette Kent on Tools and Techniques for the New Way of Work

Federal agencies were modernizing their information technology systems and business processes at varying rates. Then came the pandemic.

  • By Tom Shoop
Cybersecurity

Auditors Call on OMB to Ensure Agencies Coordinate on State Cybersecurity Requirements

State officials say duplicative and fragmented requests are sapping their resources.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Emerging Tech

CMS Produces ‘Employee Roll Call Bot’ to Account for Workforce Amid Telework

Teleworking can make it tough for agencies to keep a pulse on their personnel, but bots can help.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Emerging Tech

Intelligence Community Wants Better Tech for COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic

IARPA is looking for early-stage research proposals in five key technology areas.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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To Improve Your AI Adoption Strategy, Look At the Data

Agency leaders are ready for AI, but first, they’ll need to review their data management practices.

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Policy

Justice Department Advises Agencies on Continuing to Meet FOIA Requests During the Pandemic

Watchdogs and journalists have been using FOIA to shed light on the federal government’s coronavirus actions.

  • By Courtney Bublé
Data

Army Seeks Vendors for Another JEDI Contract

The U.S. Army wants to improve interoperability and data sharing among itself, NATO and other coalition partners.

  • By Frank Konkel
Emerging Tech

New Air-Ops Software to Get 5G Test Outside Las Vegas

The Air Force will build a 5G network at Nellis AFB, the latest U.S. base to host experiments with the next-gen comms gear.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Ideas

In the Battle Against COVID-19, Data Holds the Key 

Congress must act now on data initiatives to fight COVID-19.

  • By Amit Walia

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Pandemic Organizers Are Co-opting Productivity Software

Mutual-aid groups are distributing groceries and spare air conditioners via tools designed to turn labor into money as efficiently as possible.

  • By Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic
Ideas

The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Boosting the Big Tech Transformation to Warp Speed

Big tech companies have not hesitated to make the most of the crisis.

  • By Zac Rogers , The Conversation
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3 Ways Your Pets Feel the COVID-19 Anxiety, Too

Pets could be feeling secondhand anxiety from their owners.

  • By Abbey Nickel, Futurity
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So, What Can We Do Now?

A guide to staying safe this summer

  • By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

NIST Seeks Input on Position Navigation and Timing Services 

The agency is tasked by an executive order to develop profiles for the technology based on its cybersecurity framework to inform agencies’ procurement. 

  • By Mariam Baksh
Emerging Tech

Government Innovation in a Global Pandemic

In the crunch of a crisis, federal agencies unleashed bots, artificial intelligence, 3D printers and supercomputers to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

  • By Nextgov Staff